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Gillian Mary Dickinson

had a passion for the arts where she worked for the majority of her life. Her early years were spent at the British Council as editor of British Book News before setting up her own publishing company, Barrowden Books, later to be rebranded as The Spreddon Press.

Dora Frankel

Fertile Ground

Fertile Ground is a graduate dance company with a vision to nurture, challenge and inspire the next generation of dance artists.

Where it all began

The Gillian Dickinson Trust offers support to small charities in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and County Durham. Our aims are to promote creativity in young people and to help those who have a deprived life.

The Trustees are committed to achieving the goals, and to live up to, the aspirations left to us by Gillian. This website is therefore an opportunity to demonstrate the progress we have made and to invite eligible organisations to apply for funding support... read more

Notifications of approval of Grants

We will try to notify all applicants of the success or otherwise of their applications within three weeks of a trustees’ meeting. Please be patient with us if sometimes we not meet these timelines.

Fertile Ground

"Without the support of our founding patron Gillian Dickinson Trust we would be unable to continue to offer this unique opportunity to the best of our North East dance talent and we would be unable to work with the many schools and colleges to whom we offer workshops and inspiration".

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Our next trustee meeting is:
Friday 8 February 2019

The deadline for the next round of applications is:
Friday 25 January 2019

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Durham University - The Gillian Dickinson Learning Centre

The Centre is an integral part of the University Library’s Learning Team’s ability to deliver workshops and activities for schools, families, and lifelong learners.